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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1905
Page
6
Camden county farmer William A. Newman of Sagrada Missouri recounts severe grip illness with head heart stomach and liver pain. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with fully curing him after months of misery and dismisses other remedies as masking the poison.
In a serialized tale captain Lackland plots a Klondike scheme while Paul survives a harrowing bear encounter and is rescued by Metlakahtla people in Alaska. Laura Bush plans a risky trek to find Paul as Lackland schemes anew, boarding for San Francisco then Alaska to pursue control, while Seattle contacts frame a broader plan.
A rail journey in the Transvaal is halted twice by a recurring obstacle. A passenger asks for the reason and the guard replies with the same old cow on the line, illustrating a persistent delay and a humorous refrain.
A vintage advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming it can cure catarrh by cleansing the blood and mucous membranes. It offers a $100 reward for failure to cure and instructs readers to send for testimonials and orders to FJ Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio. The ad also notes the product is sold by druggists for seven cents per bottle and includes a misprinted line about constipation remedies.
A teacher asks a boy why absent a day and learns his mother had mumps while he had to fetch the doctor. The boy explains his stepmother never gives him anything and he stayed away, insisting the illness is from his mother not him.
Weary Wraggles-Leddy asks for hot grub while offering woodwork if fed. Mre Wirstflore-But notes the setting is a flat with gas only. The exchange ends with Wraggles-Leddy promising to turn on the gas.
An advertisement claims Allen's Foot-Ease relieves painful smarting nerves in feet and ingrown nails. It promises new shoes feel easy and offers a trial free, with the product sold by druggists for 25 cents.
A farmer negotiates a ride with a cabby over fifty cents for lugage. The farmer balks but offers to throw in the lug. A woman offers practical help, noting heat or cold water can aid in a sick wash.
Fragmentary quotation notes that value is found in the heart regardless of condition or humble protestations, suggesting a philosophical or literary aside about enduring essence beyond outward measures. The fragment hints at an inner value that outlasts external circumstances.
Unusual tide driven phenomenon in St John shows the Bay of Fundy tides reversing a river’s flow daily. A 15 foot downstream fall in the morning becomes an upstream fall in the afternoon, seen near a suspension bridge with ships riding dry at low water.
A compact, period tone meditation on girls and relationships. It notes that a wise father knows his daughter, that exclusive love offends others, and that every girl carries silent insecurities. The passage frames social norms and open secrets affecting female reputation.
Dialogue hints at a medical moral quandary as a doctor concedes financial ruin rather than medical failure. A wife questions a patient’s incurability while the physician notes a financial burden, implying an ironic twist on healing and economics.
A Fond du Lac preacher reports at tacks of kidney disorders improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He declares relief from pain and better kidney function and offers a personal interview for details, with the product sold by dealers at 50 cents.
Proprietary medicines claim unique manufacturing and lack of opium. Testimonials praise Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for female disorders, combined with other remedies, claiming cures and broad confidence over decades, urging use and referencing Dr Pierce’s Adviser.
In a sharp exchange, Dr. Dosem argues Cure A, while Dr. Bleedham notes many patients seek office visits despite not being seriously ill. Dr. Breedham endorses pure office practice, and Dr. Cutter highlights differing medical approaches.
Alfred Wilson reports two fields on his home farm in Indian Head N W T for 1903. Field 1 yielded 37 bushels per acre at 88 1 2 cents per bushel with profit 24 93 per acre after expenses. Field 2 yielded 25 bushels per acre with profit 3 15 per acre. Total wheat on his farms about 19 500 bushels with 5 000 to 6 000 bats and barley.
A citizen treats Dustin Stax as purse proud while another counters he is national bank proud. The exchange references respect for service and the sacredness of things as the central clash in a local dispute.
An exchange between buyers and a specialist shows the price for an appendicitis operation rising from 325 to 337 percent after yesterday's quote of 300. The market moved briskly this morning as interest in the procedure stayed high.
Many children suffer illness while Mother Gray a nurse at Children s Home New York promotes her Sweet Powders to cure feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders break up colds and destroy worms. Sample mailed free at Druggists 25c Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY There Are Others. A clergyman says it is a disgrace to be rich. I wish I weren t so respectable.
A garbled OCR fragment lists old remedies and sayings. It mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Dr David Kennedy remedies alongside vague phrases about punishment and belief. No coherent events or names beyond generic products are readable.
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